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From: Ragnar =?unknown-8bit?Q?Kj=F8rstad?= <lvm@ragnark.vestdata.no>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] [Q] patch to overcome 2TB block device limit?
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Date: Fri May  9 19:22:02 2003
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On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 09:42:49PM +0200, Jose Luis Domingo Lopez wrote:
> On Friday, 09 May 2003, at 18:29:46 +0900,
> A. S. wrote:
> > Is there any kernel patches to exceed the 2TB kernel block device lim=
it ?
> > I want to be able to create about single 5TB LV.
> >=20
> Yes, and it has been in mainline 2.5.x kernels for a while now. Do a
> "make menuconfig" and under "Block devices" the last option is=20
> "[ ] Support for Large Block Devices". From the help:
>=20
>   x CONFIG_LBD:                                                        =
     x  =20

But does it support > 2 GB LVM logical volumes too now, or just > 2GB md-
devices like it used to?

--=20
Ragnar Kj=F8rstad
Zet.no